Longhorn Days 2009

This year on Thursday they did "Art in the Park" for the kids. They made a really cute mural with all the kids hand prints. Here are Ashton and Dallens. AD's are the big green ones. The main problem with "Art in the Park" is the in the park part. The boys were more interested in playing. So we did.

Then we went to the parade on Saturday morning. They really like the parade. They throw lots of candy and popsicles. The only thing they don't like is getting wet, which they unfortunately they do because their daddy is so popular :). I didn't get any pics of that due to protecting the camera. In this pic they can finally see the parade coming.

Ashton is so patriotic. He insisted on bringing his flag and he didn't put it down the whole time. When he was eating his popsicle he would pick up the candy with the flag still in his hand.

On Saturday night we headed to the park again for the barbeque, concert and fireworks. I left the camera in the car so again no pictures, but it was so fun. The food was excellent. During the fireworks Dallen was in awe....we were so close. Ashton said that all of those fireworks were for him and nobody tried to tell him otherwise.

Thanks Longhorn Days Commitee, you did a great job!

Early Learners

To keep a woman (mommy) happy, just do nice things for her, give her presents for no reason, and compliment her. My baby boys are learning early thanks to their daddy who is a great example of how to treat a lady. This is a bleeding heart bush that is in the front yard. The boys are always picking the flowers and giving them to me. Ashton was even a little offended when I left them outside, so I had to bring them in and line them up on the counter.

My boys are such sweethearts.

Swimming Lessons

Dallen and I did the mommy and me class. He loved playing with the toys and just messing around in the water, but when I made him back float, or dunk under the water he hated it. Learning the swimming skills was difficult for him. Except for: swimming for a toy and jumping into the pool.

On the first day Ashton wanted to get out early and he told me he didn't want to get his eyes wet. On the second day I couldn't get him out of the pool. He wanted to stay. By the end he was a professional, he loved it.

~FuTuRe TrAcK sTaRs~

During the Balloon Festival weekend they had a 5k. We were keeping Jamie company at a water station behind the hospital. Ashton kept watching everyone run by and he wanted to run....so finally Grandpa Jimmy said okay Ashton lets run to the end of the race. I don't think Grandpa thought that Ashton would actually run the whole way. He ran all the way to the High School and then ran 2 laps around the track without stopping. We think that is close to a mile and a half. The crazy kid had his flip flops on too. Next year we will be putting his tennis shoes on. When I finally met them at the High School he talked me into a lap as well. Then the little ones decided to take a lap with Grandpa; Cooper, Dallen, Grandpa and Kinsey. They all ran the whole lap.

Come on guys your almost there.

I missed Cooper's close up....he was just too fast and I wasn't ready for him. Here is Kinsey crossing the finish line.

And here is little Dallen. I think they were all a little burned out after their morning exercise.

Bloooons!!!!

The last weekend in June is a great time in Panguitch, Utah. They have a Balloon Festival. It is so much fun, and the kids love it. This is the night glow. I waited forever to get this picture. They need to do a count down or something to when they are going to light the balloons. It happens just randomly, you really have to get lucky. The atmosphere is amazing.

Ashton was hoping for an all red balloon, red is his fav color, but they only had balloons with some red.

Dallen loved the balloons. Everywhere he looked there they were. When we were driving all we heard was "mommy, mommy, daddy, daddy, see, bloooons." He was so cute and Ashton loved it too. We really had a great time.